The MSP system, in place since the mid-1960s, was part of the country’s drive to reduce dependence on food imports. It was an integral part of a package that included subsidized inputs meant to incentivize farmers to adopt new technologies and enhance ... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Improving India’s Public Distribution System: What can we learn from COVID-19?
India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) has been the anchor of its food security safety net programs for decades. At present, Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Covid-19: Functioning food markets key to corona welfare package
Paul Krugman, while writing on Covid-19 pandemic in the New York Times, suggested three principles in economic policy. First, focus on hardship, not GDP. Second, stop worrying about incentives to work. Third, do not trust Trump. The last one is probabl... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
